Clock
Tiffany & Co.
ca. 1885 · Marble, bronze · The American Wing
Tiffany & Co. marketed this ormolu and marble mantel set in about 1885. The set, consisting of a clock and a pair of decorative obelisks, represents a popular rather than an archaeological idea of Egyptian art: the hieroglyphs on the obelisks and on the sphinxes of the clock would not bear the scrutiny of an Egyptologist.
- Artist
- Tiffany & Co.
- Date
- ca. 1885
- Medium
- Marble, bronze
- Culture
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Purchase, The Edgar J. Kaufmann Foundation Gift, 1968
